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  • Based upon earlier observations made by alexander turyn in the byzantine manuscript tradition of the tragedies of euripides, the text contains rigorous analysis of the euripidean manuscripts together with images from themthis is a highly informative book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in euripides and manuscript historyoxfam books & music crouch end originally published in , this book is concerned with the process through which the plays of euripides were transmitted across seventeen centuries and finally copied into late byzantine manuscriptssee oxfam website for delivery information read more

    15 €

  • Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames word-order in the winchester manuscript and in william caxton's edition of thomas malory's morte darthur () - a comparison xii, 122 ppsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreincluding indexpaper boards with cloth spinecorners and edges rubbed and bumped, cover faded and marked, front hinge cracked but secure, endpapers browned but pages clean and bright

    15 €

  • Facsimile of the extant manuscript edited by peter davison with preface by daniel siegeloxfam books & music fareham  nineteen eighty-four by george orwell   hardback with dust coversee oxfam website for delivery information read morevery large and heavy bookpege edges are marked and tannedin very good conditioncover is faded and worn with tears to backsecker and warburg

    39 €

  • manuscript written on “vellum” parchmentthe following manuscript was drafted during the reign of queen victoriathe manuscript is made official by the presence of the metal and blue paper stamp of the royal housewithin the following official act, the life pension of pounds for henry arthur hoare and henry hoare is establishedour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe document was drafted in london onare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available

    30 €

  • This is the original manuscript of one of these boontjesmanuscript of one of the original boontjes - louis paul boon had a daily column in the vooruit newspaperevery day he wrote a boontje for this newspaperour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeextremely rare read moreare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available

    146 €

  • Their aim: to collect the wisdom of the sages and mystics of the byzantine east before their fragile world shattered under the eruption of islamin ad 587, two monks, john moschos and sophronius the sophist, embarked on an extraordinary journey across the byzantine world, from the shores of the bosphorus to the sand dunes of egypttaking in a civil war in turkey, the ruins of beirut, the tensions of the west bank and a fundamentalist uprising in egypt, william dalrymple's account is a stirring elegy to the dying civilisation of eastern christianitysee oxfam website for delivery information read morealmost years later, using the writings of john moschos as his guide, william dalrymple set off to retrace their footstepsoxfam bookshop cheltenham a rich blend of history and spirituality, adventure and politics, laced with the thread of black comedy familiar to readers of william dalrymple's previous work

    3 €

  • The elf on the shelf: a birthday tradition book, tells the little-known story of how santa's finest helpers celebrate birthdays in the north pole and how that celebration can be recreated in your homeincludes children's book and elf cupcake suit and hat, please note elf not includedbrand new and unused, elf on the shelf 'a birthday tradition'from a smoke and pet free homecollection only from southport read more

    5 €

  • The original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoveryit covers the coast of north americaall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust covervancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadaall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoverythe main pagination of all four volumes is continuousas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands inthey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manythe voyage to australia and tahitithe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiiit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoveryvery small tear to spine on volume iiit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsthis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inthese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsthe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companyvolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coast

    34 €

  • The book offers descriptions of the postmodern from both the marxist critical tradition and from the perspective of postmarxismissues relating to the postmodern representation of history and the development of a postmodern politics are also addressed in relation to works of contemporary fictionoxfam bookshop hexham the fiction of postmodernity is a significant and accessible new study of the relation of postmodern fiction to theories of the postmodernthomas pynchon, salman rushdie, don delillo)*introduces influential theories of the postmodern (fredric jameson, jean-francois lyotard, jean baudrillard)*analysis of the relationships of modernism and the avant-garde to postmodernism*focuses on the critical potential of postmodernism and postmodern fiction see oxfam website for delivery information read morethe work of influential theorists of the postmodern - such as theodor adorno, jean-francois lyotard, fredric jameson and jean baudrillard - is explained and comparedcontemporary works of fiction by novelists such as don delillo, toni morrison, salman rushdie, thomas pynchon and martin amis are viewed in relation to critiques of the 'culture industry', analyses of the 'postmodern condition' and theories of simulacrakey features in both these definitions are explained in relation to modernist and postmodern works of fictionkey features*substantial readings of fiction by major contemporary authors (e

    17 €

  • Blue boards with silver decorationsee oxfam website for delivery information read moredecorated endpapersin applying the findings of experimental science to a nuanced understanding of art and in tackling complex ideas and theoretical issues, gombrich is rigorousoxfam bookshop skipton "described by kenneth clark as 'one of the most brilliant books of art criticism that i have ever read', art and illusion is a classic study of image-makingit seeks to answer a simple question: why is there such a thing as style? the question may be simple but there is no easy answer, and professor gombrich's brilliant and wide-ranging exploration of the history and psychology of pictorial representation leads him into countless crucial areasgombrich examines, questions and re-evaluates old and new ideas on such matters as the imitation of nature, the function of tradition, the problem of abstraction, the validity of perspective and the interpretation of expression: all of which reveal that pictorial representation is far from being a straightforward matterfirst published more than 40 years ago, art and illusion has lost none of its vitality and importanceno inscriptions

    25 €

  • Luminous emptiness features in-depth explanations of: the tibetan buddhist notions of death and rebirth the meaning of the five energies and the five elements in tibetan buddhism the mental and physical experience of dying, according to the tibetan buddhist tradition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreaccording to the buddhist view, nothing is permanent or fixedluminous emptiness is a detailed guide to this classic work, elucidating its mysterious concepts, terms, and imagerythe entire world of our experience is constantly appearing and disappearing at every momentoxfam books & music beeston shambhala, , paperback good condition, some stains to front cover the tibetan book of the dead, a best-seller for three decades, is one of the most widely read texts of tibetan buddhismhere, fremantle, who worked closely with chögyam trungpa on the translation of the tibetan book of the dead (shambhala), brings the expertise of a lifetime of study to rendering this intriguing classic more accessible and meaningful to the livingover the years, it has been studied and cherished by buddhists and non-buddhists alikefremantle relates the symbolic world of the tibetan book of the dead to the experiences of everyday life, presenting the text not as a scripture for the dying, but as a guide for the livingusing vivid and dramatic imagery, the tibetan book of the dead presents the notion that most of us are living in a dream that will continue from lifetime to lifetime until we truly awaken by becoming enlightened

    10 €

  • Whilst he wrote much in the genre of novelty piano, overlapping with jazz he also wrote more contemplative pieces belonging to the english pastoral tradition: he was never just the the composer of marigoldsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam music shop reading billy mayerl as pianist - composer-celebrity-educator, was one of the most brilliant figures in british music from the 's to the '50soriginal dust jacket and cdwith the savoy havana band, he made an immediate impact in the earliest days of broadcasting and was known as the pianist with the lightning fingersbook as good as newborn in london, he became known in childhood as the wonder boy pianist playing for silent films and was captivated by american popular music

    30 €

  • Stories by major figures in the english language tradition such as vthis collection of caribbean short stories features both authors born in the 19th century and much younger writers of more recent generationstheir work, in all its diversity of style, theme, and linguistic energy, provides a context for the work of an exciting new generation of caribbean writers like edwidge danticat, robert antoni, astrid roemer, and jamaica kincaidoxfam bookshop st albans the caribbean is the source of one of the richest, most accessible, and yet technically adventurous traditions of contemporary world literaturesee oxfam website for delivery information read morea clean unmarked copyit is also pan-caribbean, including stories from the four main languages of the region: english, spanish, french, and dutchnaipaul, sam sevlon, and jean rhys are set alongside their spanish- and french-speaking contemporaries like alejo carpentier, jan bosh, and gabriel garcia marqueza celebration of regional creativity, the collection contains sufficient surprises to keep even the most avid student of west indian writing turning the pages, while reminding readers that the caribbean is a multilingual, multicultural space

    3 €

  • See oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book examines the decline of politically radical biblical interpretation in parliamentary politics and the victory of (a modified form of) margaret thatcher's re-reading of the liberal bible tradition, following the normalisation of (a modified form of) thatcherism more generallycrossley looks at how the social upheavals of the s, and the economic shift from the post-war dominance of keynesianism to the post-s dominance of neoliberalism, brought about certain emphases and nuances in the ways in which the bible is popularly understood, particularly in relation to dominant political ideaspublished , as number 2 in the series 'scriptural traces'oxfam shop fulwood road harnessing chaos is an explanation of changes in dominant politicized assumptions about what the bible 'really means' in english culture since the s

    19 €

  • In doing so, the book departs from the disciplinary purpose of international law, constitutional law and the just war tradition and instead examines discipline-specific defences of targeted killings to identify their requisite normative principles in order to compare these norms across disciplines

    103 €

  • Oxfam bookshop aberystwyth reinhold niebuhr was vociferously opposed to nazism and to isolationism as an american response to that threat, he rejected pacifism and the legalism of the just war traditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreim their place, he developed a pragmatic and realist approach to the ethics of force which eschews absolute rules and instead evaluates consequentially the use of force in defence of the liberal-democratic statethis work assesses niebuhr's ethical approach to war

    40 €

  • 9 turn my head run to the water run away operation spirit (the tyranny of tradition) the beauty of gray they stood up for love the dolphin's cry 4:19

    17 €

  • This book will introduce readers to the blissful yogic tradition of kirtan and yoga   see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop hertford conversations on the sacred art of chanting

    9 €

  • Oxfam bookshop skipton the great courses noset of 14 discs in original 2 slipcases, with 6 lectures per disc of 30 minutes each see oxfam website for delivery information read more

    50 €

  • Oxfam shop hebden bridge teaches readers how discovering who they are as pray-ers can nurture their prayer life, this first book to look at the enneagram within the christian contemplative tradition is a wise,concise source see oxfam website for delivery information read more

    7 €

  • The thaumaturgic icon from edessa was taken to constantinople on 15 august 944, where it was preserved until , when the byzantine capital was sacked by crusadersthe protective function of the representations of the savior’s acheiropoieta icon explains why they were frequently placed on imperial military banners, and why it was reproduced in professional labara in the western traditionso the decalogue prohibition “you shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below” is surpassed by the icon itself, because it is not an image made by man, but the representation of the face that god gave himself to be a real man among usthrough them, the icon arrived in rome, where it was venerated in the vatican with the title of veronicathe fact that all the icons refer to the linen veil with christ’s face, called the veronica (the true icon), is part of the “traditio”, the transmission of the image of that face which, perhaps, left its mark on the shroud, now venerated in turinour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storechrist wetted his face and dried it with a linen cloth, the mandylion, on which his features were miraculously impressedthe venerated “icon not painted by the human hand” becomes the prototype of all representations of christ’s face, making it recognisable in each iconthe christian east knows two celebrations about this icon: 16 august, celebration of the “icon of the savior not painted by the human hand”; the first sunday of lent, which celebrates the “triumph of orthodoxy”, that is, the victory of iconodules (those who venerate images) over iconoclasts (those who destroy images)please contact eikon for further informationaccording to tradition, the effigy of the “acheiropoieta” christ’s face is linked to king abgar of edessa, who received it directly from jesus, to whom he had sent messengers to ask him for healing or to have a portrait of himabgar thus had the first acheiropoieta, an image not painted by the human handicon in good overall condition, with small invisible restorationson this occasion, the depictions of the “acheiropoieta face of christ” are solemnly displayed in all orthodox churchesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available

    470 €

  • Original manuscript - 13th century - vellum - cmthis 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin bible that was written in francethis is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the marginscondition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has a few spots, the text is slightly faded in some placesall text on this leaf is handwrittenthis is an index pageour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis is an original unique piece from the 13th centurythis is a masterpiece in any serious collectionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness

    78 €

  • Original manuscript - 14th century - vellum - cmthis 14th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin breviary that was written in francethis is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials, with penwork in the marginscondition: although more than 600 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and in the text are some tiny holes, the ink has affected the vellumthe text is written in two different colours and scriptsdespite the small holes, this is a masterpiece in any serious collectionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis is an original unique piece from the 14th centuryare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness

    72 €

  • Original manuscript - 14th century - vellum - cmthis 14th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin breviary that was written in francethis is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials, with penwork in the marginscondition: although more than 600 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly browned and in the text are some tiny holes and one somewhat larger hole, the ink has affected the vellumdespite the small holes, this is a masterpiece in any serious collectionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis is an original unique piece from the 14th centurythe text is written in two different colours and typesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness

    74 €

  • manuscript 2: 66 x 53 cm the manuscript comes with an original lacquered red seal of the periodmanuscript 1: 70 x 56 cm it includes a sketchdouble parchment manuscript from the 19th-century, dated , on a contract between williams and henry wallingtonsigned on 22 decemberbeautiful antique handwrittenour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store5 red wax sealsin good conditionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe 2 manuscripts were originally sewn togethersize: 56 cm wide and 33 cm hight

    33 €

  • The hacking puzzles, once completed, result in access being granted to various databases around the world, which are then cross referenced with the information contained in the manuscriptback in control of stobbart, who is - sigh - once again charged with saving the world, you're armed with a richly illustrated manuscript that holds as many secrets as it does clueswithout warning, she vanishes, leading george into a frantic search for an artefact of great and terrible powercomplete with manualinstead, the predecessor's graphics engine has been replaced with a completely new, more detailed 3d systemsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas you progress, information gleaned from the characters you meet or uncovered from the many locations across the world helps you decode the manuscript's secrets and move toward revealing the identity of 'the one true patriarch' in a gripping and intriguing story that is deftly interwoven with factual context" in very good conditionrevolution hasn't just spent the last three years crafting a new story for this latest instalmentrendering more believable facial expressions, the system projects each character's emotions as you interact with them, as they are once again brought to life with excellent voice actingnow, broken sword: the angel of death's characters are more colourful and varied thanks to the proprietary virtual actor systemoxfam bookshop newport "ten years on from revolution's first broken sword title, after battling dragons, mayan gods and joining the knights templar, unwitting hero george stobbart is trying to get back to his regular life and his 9-5 desk job when he finds a beautiful and enigmatic woman waiting for himbeyond the usual note-taking and lists of contacts, the pda can be used as a hacking toolto assist in your decoding of the manuscript, you carry a pda

    4 €

  • This 15th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin prayer book written in normandycondition: although more than 550 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tannedthis is such a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautifully decorated initials and fine penwork in the margins, gilt-heightenedtime was not an issue, contemplation and quality all the more sodimensions: 10 Ă— 7 cmone side shows flowers and leaves with shiny gold! this is an original unique piece from the 15th centuryour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessthis is a masterpiece in any serious collectionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableimagine the medieval abbeys with their libraries where monks created beautiful manuscripts, illuminated with gilt-heightened and hand-painted initials on red or blue backgrounds

    98 €

  • Original manuscript - 16th century - paper - cmthis 16th-century manuscript sheet is from a low german prayer book written in germanycondition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the paper is slightly browned and has some spotsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeall text on this sheet is handwrittenthe text is written with brown and red inkthis is an original sheet from the 16th centurythis is a masterpiece in any serious collectionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness

    56 €

  • This 15th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin prayer book that was written in france, ccondition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tannedthis is such a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautifully decorated initials and pen work, gilt-heightened, and with a beautiful border decorationtime was not an issue, contemplation and quality all the more soour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessdimensions: cmthis is an original unique piece from the 15th centurythis is a masterpiece in any serious collectionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableimagine the medieval abbeys with their libraries where monks created beautiful manuscripts, illuminated with gilt-heightened and hand-painted initials on red or blue backgrounds

    87 €

  • This 15th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin prayer book that was written in bruges, belgiumcondition: although more than 550 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tannedthis is such a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and penwork in the margins, heightened with gilttime was not an issue, contemplation and quality all the more soimagine the mediaeval abbeys with their libraries where monks created beautiful manuscripts, illuminated with gilt-heightened and hand-painted initials on red or blue backgroundsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethis is an original unique piece from the 15th centurythis is a masterpiece in any serious collectionare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractiveness

    74 €

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